Asian
Pacific Islander Faculty Staff Association (APIA) seeks to recognize
outstanding students who exemplify the spirit of APIA by achieving academic
excellence and demonstrating personal commitment and dedicated service to their
community. The APIA scholarships of $200 will be awarded to two currently
enrolled students in any field. There will be one recipient per campus. The student must submit (1) a personal essay
(maximum 500 words) of goals and accomplishments including his or her community
involvement; (2) a transcript of grades (a printout of the unofficial
transcript from MyGateway is acceptable); (3) a letter of recommendation; (4)
and the application form. Members of the APIA scholarship committee read all
applications and select the winner.
Specific
eligibility criteria are:
- Be a currently enrolled student at Cypress or Fullerton College.
- Plan to be enrolled at least half-time at an accredited 4 year college or university in the Fall 2018 term
- Demonstrate community involvement or volunteer work
- Have a minimum grade point average of 3.00